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REX X IE S AGRICULTURE. 



When and How- 

 to Harvest 

 Corn. 



all that isrequired to pulverize the- surface. See III. /_/. 

 All cultivation may cease after the corn is in tassel. 

 The time to harvest corn for silage is when it is 

 in the firm, dough state. Until recent years most of 

 the corn was cut either with the reaping hook or 

 corn hoe. See III. 70. < 11 account of the scar- 



11. CORN" CUTTING AND SII.O. 



city of labor these methods have been almost dis- 

 carded. At the present time the most common 

 implement is the corn harvester. See III. 73. With 

 this implement a man and team can cut and bind 

 in bundles six acres per day. Whether or not the 

 corn should be taken to the silo immediately after 

 being cut depends on its condition. If rather green 

 and full of juice it is better to lie on the ground after 



